It enjoys the protection of the Soprintendenze [it] per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici, i.e., the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) of its respective province because of its surviving Renaissance architecture.
According to documents of the Teresian land registry of 1721, the territory of the farm was under the Municipality of Cernusco sul Naviglio and 90% of it belonged to the noble Valentino Conti, while the villa was Count Zumenzù's.
[1] At the end of the eighteenth century the inhabitants, who lived in cottages around the house of the owners, had increased to 144 and 1,300 perches of land were laboured with cereals and vines.
[2] The interior of the farmhouse is made up of an arcaded back wall leading to the areas formerly inhabited by farmers.
[2] Overlooking the entrance there were stables and barns; after the restoration their architectural structure has remained unchanged, but private houses take their place.